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PI of Pulmonary Gene Therapy Group, CGEM, IGC, University of Edinburgh. UK CF Gene Therapy Consortium. Personal opinions. https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/christopher-boyd
Alternatively, tomorrow is arguably the daughter of today, so the day after tomorrow could be "grandtomorrow", the day after that "great-grandtomorrow" and so on. You could then replace the clumsy formula "a week from now" with the elegant and concise "great-great-great-great-great-grandtomorrow".
October 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Alternatively, tomorrow is arguably the daughter of today, so the day after tomorrow could be "grandtomorrow", the day after that "great-grandtomorrow" and so on. You could then replace the clumsy formula "a week from now" with the elegant and concise "great-great-great-great-great-grandtomorrow".
Rose cultivars are certainly wildly over-hyped and over-selected for colour IMHO. Showy blooms don't do enough to counterbalance their poorly-structured flowers, nasty thorns (usually), blotchy disease-ridden leaves and irresistibility to aphids.
October 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Rose cultivars are certainly wildly over-hyped and over-selected for colour IMHO. Showy blooms don't do enough to counterbalance their poorly-structured flowers, nasty thorns (usually), blotchy disease-ridden leaves and irresistibility to aphids.
The Dorset of Perception?
October 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The Dorset of Perception?
"The potential rewards for introducing the first true-blue rose are enormous, probably exceeding £100 million". So what are you waiting for?
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Curious Questions: Why is there no such thing as a truly blue rose? And will we ever have one?
Breeding a blue rose has long been the Holy Grail for plant breeders everywhere. Charles Quest-Ritson, author of the RHS Encyclopedia of Roses, explains why it's proven so elusive.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"The potential rewards for introducing the first true-blue rose are enormous, probably exceeding £100 million". So what are you waiting for?
www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens/gard...
www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens/gard...
Absolutely. The word that should be used is "fecundity", not "fertility".
October 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Absolutely. The word that should be used is "fecundity", not "fertility".
Sweeping generalisation of the day: "Medical practice in the 19th and 20th centuries was crude, and the public sensibly sought to keep physicians (and other health practitioners) away...".
October 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Sweeping generalisation of the day: "Medical practice in the 19th and 20th centuries was crude, and the public sensibly sought to keep physicians (and other health practitioners) away...".